Greece, Hellenistic period / 300–200 BCE
Head of a Woman
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Head of a Woman as sculpture (Greece, Hellenistic period · 300–200 BCE).
This hairstyle was achieved by rolling the hair and tucking it into the band behind the ears.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this sculpture as marble.
The museum's collection notes: The symmetry and proportions of this unidentified woman's portrait harkens back to the classical style made popular in the 4th century BC by the master Greek sculptors Praxiteles and Lysippos. Her center-parted wavy hair, rolled into an up-do, reflects the style of the later Hellenistic period when this work was made.
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